At Guru Nanak Sikh Academy, our Phonics and Early Reading is the starting point to build competent and lifelong readers. We teach reading through Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised; which is a systematic and synthetic phonics programme.
Key Stage 1 | Autumn 1 | Autumn 2 | Spring 1 | Spring 2 | Summer 1 | Summer 2 |
If all the world where Joseph Coelho Big Picture |
Halibut Jackson David Lucas Big Picture |
Beegu Alexis Deacon Big Picture |
Anna Hibiscus Atinuke Big Picture |
Moth Isabel Thomas and Daniel Egneus Big Picture |
The Jolly Postman Allan Alhberg Big Picture |
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Pupils will be Writing a retell of the story. |
Pupils will be writing a descriptive paragraph for an outfit to sell in Halibut’s shop. |
Pupils will be writing an informational text by creating a guide to Earth. |
Pupils will be writing a letter of advice to Aunty Comfort from Anna Hibiscus |
Pupils will be writing a non chronological report on Moths. |
Pupils will be writing a narrative of an additional scene for The Jolly Postman. |
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I Want my Hat |
Augustus and his Smile Catherine Rayner Big Picture |
The Last Wolf Mini Grey Big Picture |
Ten Things I can do to Help my World Melanie Walsh Big Picture |
The Storm Whale Benji Davies Big Picture |
Lila and the Secret of Rain- David Conway and Jude Daly Big Picture |
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Pupils will write a letter of complaint to the police fromthe point of view of a character. |
Pupils will retell a story with key element changes. |
pupils will write a letter from the perspective of the main character. |
Pupils to make a ‘top ten things to help the world’ information leaflet. |
Pupils to write a diary entry as the main character in the story. |
Pupils will write a non-fiction report about Kenya. |